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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

TODAY IN HISTORY JULY 27

THE HISTORY OF JULY 27

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Crème Brule Day and National Scotch Day

1789President Washington established the Department of Foreign Affairs (The State Department)

1888Philip Pratt demonstrated an electric tricycle to the public

1909Orville Wright tested the Army’s first plane with Lt. Frank Lahm as a passenger – flight lasted a record 1 hour, 12 minutes, 40 seconds at a speed of 40 MPH

1922TV pioneer Norman Lear was born – “All in the Family”

1940Bugs Bunny made his debut in the movie “A Wild Hare”

1945The U.S. Communist Party was formed

1953An armistice ending the Korean War was signed by the UN, Korea, and China – a demilitarized zone and demarcation at the 38th parallel was established

1960VP Richard Nixon was nominated for President at the Republican National Convention in Chicago

1964President Johnson sent an extra 5,000 advisors to Vietnam

1974The House Judiciary Committee charged President Nixon with the 1st of 3 articles of impeachment for obstruction of justice – the vote was 27-11

1976John Lennon was granted a green card by the U.S.

1980The deposed Shah of Iran died in Egypt

1984Actor James Mason died at age 75

1990Zsa Zsa Gabor began a 3 day jail sentence for slapping a cop in 1989

1993IBM reported a $8.4 billion loss for the quarter

1995The Korean War Veteran’s Memorial was dedicated in Washington by President Clinton

2002A fighter jet crashed into spectators at an air show in the Ukraine killing 85 and injuring 100’s

2003Bob Hope died in California – born 1903

2004Barack Obama gave a keynote speech at the Democratic Convention

SPORTS HISTORY on JUNE 27

2009Washington’s Josh Willingham hits 2 grand slams in the game – 13th time in MLB history